3 Reasons Why you should explore Different Genres of Music

Everyone has a favourite genre. A genre that you most relate to, enjoy and go back to every time you are in the mood of listening to some songs. However, there are millions of artists and many good ones whom you can’t put under a single genre. So should you be ignoring them just because they don’t play your kind of music? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Give it a chance! You never know what surprises and inspires you. 

Every genre has different elements in their construction and if you are a musician, exploring genres is perfect way to improve your playing by learning the different tricks and techniques involved in the song. Here is our take on 3 major reasons you should explore different genres of music.

1. Genres are like languages

Different genres make you feel different emotions. Country will make you feel at home whereas Metal will make you feel pumped up, get your adrenaline going. So it is important to understand as many languages as possible to aid your playing, to present your story in different ways. It will add depth and attitude in your playing style, which is very important as a musician to stand out. The dynamics of pop style music and rock style music are very different, so to understand the difference and execute the nuances in your playing, you have to listen to a lot of songs from both genres. May it be vocals, guitar, drums or piano/keyboard, every instrument plays different roles in different genres. So if you play in a band, all the more reason to explore different genres to spice up the music you are playing.

2. Explore artists

Although genres give you an idea of what to expect from the music, it is better that you listen to music keeping the artist in mind. Understand their take on music, how they apply their craft and creativity, explore their backgrounds. If there is a video, sit and take in the way they use music theory in their playing. Copy their melody and try to decipher the way they have used scales and different techniques and apply it yourself to benefit the most out of every small detail that you can take from an artist. There are many free streaming services such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Youtube etc. where you can discover new and old artists of the same genre, also the fresh independent artists. Listen to as many of them as you can and develop an ability to enjoy every kind of music. It will enhance your knowledge on music and give you different perspectives.

3. Be Up-To-Date

If you stick to one kind of genre, you might have no idea what is the world listening to! If you are someone who wants to put out music, you have to be familiar with what world is listening to, even in your genres. Every genre evolve with time with new artist changing the complexion of what music was with new elements but also keeping in mind the effectiveness of some old techniques as well. So as much as we learn throughout our music journey, keeping up to date and learning new things to adapt to any change in style with new techniques and creativity is essential. The only way to gain these kind of knowledge and perspective is to listen to as many artists as you can and also following the new and upcoming artists regardless of what they are playing. Just explore, absorb, take in the details, execute it in your instrument or vocal style if you liked any of the elements in the song or just leave it be to enjoy it some other day because some of the genres can be acquired taste such as jazz music and progressive music. So maybe give it time you will find the reason to love it. So don’t discriminate on the basis of genres and listen away any artist you can come across.

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